can someone help me out here (due today)
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When the rains finally came after the terrible drought, the crops began to grow again, the livestock grazed and had their fill, and everywhere the farmers looked, the land was once again flourishing.

In the context, what is the meaning of flourishing?
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(A) changing constantly

(B) increasing in importance

(C) disappearing rapidly

(D) growing vigorously